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Tag Archives: Coming-of-age

Madeline Jordan

Love. Loss. Games. Politics. Possible Witch Trials. And your boyfriend’s dad might be a dictator

Posted byJonathan GibbsNovember 26, 2025November 27, 2025Posted inCreative Writing, MFA Creative Writing 2025Tags: Coming-of-age, Fantasy, RomanceLeave a comment on Madeline Jordan

Ever McMillan

Seeking escape from a directionless life, a young man finds purpose, and devastation, in the wild Sierra Nevada Mountains

Posted byJonathan GibbsNovember 26, 2025November 27, 2025Posted inCreative Writing, MFA Creative Writing 2025Tags: Coming-of-age, Contemporary fiction, Literary fictionLeave a comment on Ever McMillan

Ellie Feltovic

Revenant is a tumultuous coming-of-age ghost story following two teenagers as they navigate grief, loss, love, and friendship in the 1990s

Posted byJonathan GibbsNovember 26, 2025November 26, 2025Posted inCreative Writing, MFA Creative Writing 2025Tags: Coming-of-age, Contemporary fiction, Literary fictionLeave a comment on Ellie Feltovic

Sophie Lyon

A 1960s student gets pregnant, reluctantly marries the baby’s father and struggles with the consequences

Posted byJonathan GibbsApril 15, 2025April 16, 2025Posted inCreative Writing, MFA Creative Writing 2024Tags: Coming-of-age, Literary fiction, Women's fictionLeave a comment on Sophie Lyon

Paula Aamli

Mallory is determined to fix things after his friend disappears in a freak time-accident

Posted byJonathan GibbsApril 15, 2025Posted inCreative Writing, MFA Creative Writing 2024Tags: Coming-of-age, Sci-fi, Science fantasyLeave a comment on Paula Aamli

Imo Scrimger

A know-it-all twelve-year old and an ancient tree spirit – the perfect first babysitting job

Posted byJonathan GibbsApril 15, 2025April 15, 2025Posted inCreative Writing, MFA Creative Writing 2024Tags: Coming-of-age, Humour, Magical realismLeave a comment on Imo Scrimger

Camille Rebouillat-Sarti

A missing twin. A forgotten past. A cursed tree that holds the answers — and a terrible price

Posted byJonathan GibbsApril 15, 2025Posted inCreative Writing, MFA Creative Writing 2024Tags: Coming-of-age, Fantasy, HorrorLeave a comment on Camille Rebouillat-Sarti

Matt Proietti

A former military journalist becomes editor of a small newspaper in a quirky mountain town and accidentally falls in love with the older woman who is his boss

Posted byJonathan GibbsFebruary 8, 2024February 12, 2024Posted inCreative Writing, MFA Creative Writing 2023Tags: Coming-of-age, Humour, MemoirLeave a comment on Matt Proietti

Saman Williams

Lavender girl is a coming-of-age love story between a twenty-one-year-old art student, Hallie, and her musician flat mate, Luca

Posted byJonathan GibbsFebruary 8, 2024February 8, 2024Posted inCreative Writing, MFA Creative Writing 2023Tags: Coming-of-age, Literary fiction, RomanceLeave a comment on Saman Williams

Alexander Ilderton

A tender, tentative romance between two young painters unfolds against the wintry backdrop of rural Italy

Posted byJonathan GibbsFebruary 8, 2024February 8, 2024Posted inCreative Writing, MA Creative Writing 2023Tags: Coming-of-age, Literary fiction, Short storyLeave a comment on Alexander Ilderton

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